FUNDING: BACS TAIWAN STUDENTSHIPS / RESEARCH / SCHOLARSHIPS / BACS-Taiwan Mandarin Enrichment Programme BACS administers a competitive scholarship on behalf of the Taiwan Ministry of Education, one-year language programmes at approved centres in Taiwan. (Unfortunately the two-month summer language course studentships are no longer available). Application deadlines are usually around January of each year, for studentships to be taken up that summer/fall. For information about approved language centers in Taiwan, see http://www.studyintaiwan.org A monthly stipend of NT$25,000 is provided to cover fees and to contribute to maintenance expenses. The scheme is open to any student on a full-time or part-time Chinese language course provided the student holds a full UK passport. All applicants must have a basic grounding in Chinese. Priority will be given to students who are currently enrolled or expect to enrol in a postgraduate degree in which fluency in written or spoken Chinese is a requirement, who show evidence of a research plan leading towards post-graduate studies or who have other career plans where fluency in Chinese is a requirement. Low priority will be given to applicants who wish to take a year out from enrolment in a single or joint honours degree in Chinese. BACS deadline for applications in 2010 is the 31st March; please check with your department for the internal deadline. The Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office is pleased to announce a Taiwan Studies Research Fellowship, funded by the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. The programme is designed to assist postgraduates and academic staff to undertake a visit to Level of award: Return airfare to Application deadline: Applications must be submitted to the Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office in the Dates of visit: The visit must be completed by October 30th 2010 Conditions: A written report upon the visit must be submitted to the Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office in the Eligibility: Applicants must be a) citizens of the United Kingdom or Republic of Ireland; b) full-time academic staff members at a recognised institution of higher education or academia; c) holders of a postgraduate degree or equivalent (past research does not need to have been focused upon Taiwan, but the research undertaken during the visit to Taiwan must relate to the social sciences, humanities, geography or natural environment of Taiwan) Application forms are available from Olivia Saunders, contact details below: Olivia Saunders, Cultural & Educational Officer Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office in the Telephone: 020 7436 5888 E-mail: eduuk3@btconnect.com |
